Ora Banda Mining shares fell 14.66% to A$1.135 despite no company-specific announcement, as gold slid to a two-month low and sold off across Australian gold producers. Spot gold dropped to about $4,025 an ounce in early Asian trading, driven by higher oil prices that raised inflation fears and expectations of further Fed rate increases; the Fed raised rates last month for the first time since 2023. Alkane Resources fell nearly 10% and Southern Cross Gold Consolidated about 9%, while the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.15%. Ora Banda, which is pursuing a plan to lift annual output to about 300,000 ounces by fiscal 2029, reported all-in sustaining costs of about A$3,870 per ounce in the June quarter, leaving it sensitive to gold price swings. The stock is down about 11% over the past 12 months.
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